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Learning British Sign

Language

My parents use sign language

and they taught me as a baby.

It's such an expressive and

impressive language that utilises not just your hands but body language and facial expressions too. When people see that I can use sign language, they also want to learn it - and those who do learn fall in love with it just like I did.

Andrew Palmer

In this leaflet we explain what British Sign Language is and how to learn it. If you have any questions, our friendly helpline team is waiting to answer your call or email.

Telephone

0808 808 0123

Textphone

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SMS

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Email information@hearingloss.org.uk

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Are you thinking about learning

British Sign Language (BSL)?

Read this leaflet to find out:

what BSL is and how you can learn it how people who are deaf communicate about sign language in di?erent countries and regional variations in BSL some essential BSL signs used in everyday life, and the fingerspelling alphabet. The photographs in this leaflet will introduce you to BSL. They are taken from our

Start to Sign! book, which contains photographs

of more than 800 signs to support your learning. Buying the book also gives you free access to see the moving signs online, and you can test yourself with our interactive quizzes.

See page 19 for more information.

What is BSL?

People who are deaf use various methods of communication, including speech and lipreading, but BSL is the most widely used method of signed communication in the UK. Some people use Sign Supported English (SSE), which is not a language in its own right, but more a type of English with signs. It's hard to say how many people in the UK use BSL as their first or preferred language. Estimates vary from 50,000 to 70,000.

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What kind of language is BSL?

BSL has evolved naturally, as all languages do. It uses a combination of hand shapes and movements, lip patterns, facial expressions and shoulder movements. BSL is structured in a completely di?erent way to English. In BSL you start with the main subject or topic. After that, you refer to something about the topic.

For example:

English - 'What is your name?'

BSL - 'Name - what?'

Lip patterns

Lip patterns are a very important part of BSL. The signs for 'uncle', 'aunt', 'nephew' and 'niece' illustrate this (see opposite page). The handshape and movement are the same for these four signs, but the lip pattern is di?erent.

WhatName

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Nephew

Aunt Niece Uncle

How can I learn BSL?

It is very di?cult to learn to sign from a leaflet, book, video or CD-ROM alone. The best way to learn BSL is to take a course taught by a qualified sign language teacher. Our experienced trainers can come to where you work to teach an introductory Start to Sign course. Contact our helpline (see back cover) about this and for details of BSL courses near you.

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Is sign language the same around the world?

No, sign languages are as varied as spoken languages. Di?erent countries have their own unique sign language, but some sign languages do have a similar structure. BSL is only used in the UK. In Northern Ireland, people who are deaf like to use Irish Sign

Language (ISL) and BSL.

Is BSL the same across the country?

No, there are regional variations in sign language, just as there are in spoken languages. In di?erent parts of the country, signs will have di?erent meanings, or there will be di?erent signs for one word. For example, there are 10 to 12 variations for the word 'holiday'.

What is fingerspelling?

Fingerspelling is the BSL alphabet. Certain words - usually names of people and places - are spelled out on fingers. However, fingerspelling alone is not sign language.

See opposite for the fingerspelling alphabet.

We have cards, bookmarks and posters of the fingerspelling alphabet (sometimes called the manual alphabet). We also have cards of the Welsh, Irish and deafblind fingerspelling alphabets.

See page 19 for further details.

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Fingerspelling alphabet

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PleaseHello

Thank you

GoodbyeSorry

Greetings

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Greetings

Questions

How are you?

QuestionAsk (directional verb)

WhatWho

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Feelings

WhereWhen

HowWhy/Because

DislikeLike

Questions

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Feelings

Family

GoodBad

Husband/WifeFamily

HappySad

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Family

Food and drink

Father

BrotherSister

SandwichFruit

Mother

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Food and drink

Biscuit

CoffeeTea

WineWater

Chips

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Time

Morning

Today Night

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Time Work

Tomorrow

Yesterday

WorkOffice

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TelephoneTextphone

Computer

Work Email

Want to get involved?

We work for a world where

hearing loss doesn't limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced, and where people value and look after their hearing.

But we can't do this alone.

We need your help to raise

vital funds and awareness.

Have fun and fundraise

There are lots of fun ways you can get involved and make a real di?erence to the lives of the 10 million people in the UK who have some form of hearing loss. Whether you want to cycle to Paris, run a marathon, jump out of a plane or stick to cake bakes and collections, we have an event for you. And if you'd like to organise an event in your own community, we can o?er ideas and plenty of materials.

Find out more about how you can get involved

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Where can I get further information?

If you want to find out more about hearing loss or tinnitus, our leaflets are the perfect place to start. And if you're looking for more detailed information, we have a wide range of factsheets covering everything you need to know. You might also find some of our other publications useful:

Fingerspelling alphabet

(bookmark, card or poster)

Irish fingerspelling alphabet (card)

Welsh fingerspelling alphabet

(card)

Deafblind fingerspelling alphabet (card)

Please contact our helpline (see back

cover) for free copies of these. And let us know if you'd like any of our factsheets and leaflets - including this one - in

Braille, large print or audio format.

You can also download our leaflets and factsheets for free at Start to Sign! is our British Sign Language (BSL) support book for beginners with free online access to BSL video clips. It contains colour photographs of more than 800 signs, plus lots of information on the development, structure and grammar of BSL.

To order, contact us on

01733 361199

(telephone),

01733 238020

(textphone), email solutions@hearingloss.org.uk or shop online at Published: September 2012. Review date: September 2013.

We welcome your feedback - please email

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